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γυμν-άζω

gumnazo

train naked, train in gymnastic exercise

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Where it lives

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Enchiridion 2 · 4.03/10k
Hebrews 2 · 3.98/10k

Densest 12 of 44 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

γυμν-άζω · gymn-azō — LSJ

train naked, train in gymnastic exercise, train, exercise, train, accustom, to, accustom, to, teach rhetoric, exercise for oneself, practise, practise gymnastic exercises, practise, the trained, practised, be trained, practised for, in

train naked, train in gymnastic exercise: generally, train, exercise, τὸ σῶμα, τὴν ψυχήν, Isoc. 2.11; ἑαυτὸν καὶ τοὺς ἵππους X. An. 1.2.7; ἑαυτὸν πρός τι Arr. Epict. 2.18.27: c. inf., γ. τοὺς παῖδάς τι ποιεῖν train or accustom them to do a thing, X. Cyr. 1.6.32; γ. τινά τινι accustom him to it, ib. 1.2.10; τινὰ περί τι Isoc. 10.5; teach rhetoric, Phld. Rh. 2.50S. :—Med., exercise for oneself, practise, γυμνάσασθαι τέχνην Pl. Grg. 514e; τὰ περὶ τὰς διαίτας Str. 14.2.19; γυμνάσιον τὸ εἰωθός Ael. V

2 prepare

prepare, βιβλίδιον PFlor. 338.4 (iii A. D.).

II wear out, harass

metaph., wear out, harass, ἄδην με . . πλάναι γεγυμνάκασι A. Pr. 586; ἔρως πατρῴας τῆσδε γῆς σʼ ἐγύμνασε Id. Ag. 540; κρυμὸς . . πλευρὰ γυμνάζει χολῆς, of pleurisy, E. Fr. 682:—Pass., τοὺς ὑπερμήκεις δρόμους . . γυμνάζεται A. Pr. 592.

2 investigate

investigate, Sammelb. 5941.12 (Pass., vi A. D.).

III

= γυμνόω, PSI 1.70 (Pass., vi A. D.).

In the wild

ἐγύμνασεν · egymnasen Aeschylus, Agamemnon 540
γεγυμνάκασιν · gegymnakasin Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound (DIORISIS sentence 293)
γυμνάζεται · gymnazetai Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 590–592
γυμνασίων · gymnasiōn Aristophanes, Clouds (DIORISIS sentence 354)
γυμνάζεσθαι · gymnazesthai Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics 7
γυμνασθῆναι · gymnasthēnai Aristotle, Politics 1274a (DIORISIS sentence 851)

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